Students can apply until January 31, 2023
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is now accepting applications for the 2023 Dick Martin Scholarship Award.
Under the program, two $3,000 scholarships will be awarded to one university student and one college student pursuing their education in a field related to occupational health and safety. The winners will also earn their schools a $500 award.
Any student enrolled in either a full-time or part-time course or program leading to an occupational health and safety certificate, diploma or degree at an accredited college or university in Canada is eligible to apply. Programs include mine safety, occupational or industrial health and safety, industrial hygiene, safety management or other related safety degree programs.
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To apply, students must complete an online application form and submit a cover letter outlining their career aspirations in the health and safety industry. They must also submit a short essay on one of two topics related to occupational health and safety:
- Prevention Essay: Choose a high-risk workplace hazard. How would you work to solve and create awareness about the issue?
- Technical Essay: Research an existing or emerging hazard or risk (coverage may include how to identify, assess, and control the risks).
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST, Jan. 31, 2023.
Read more: A career spent advocating the power of occupational safety
Winners of the Dick Martin Scholarship Award will be announced in April 2023.
The CCOHS Council of Governors established this scholarship fund in 2002 in the memory of Dick Martin, a health and safety advocate and a pioneer of workplace health and safety in Canada.
“Occupational Health and Safety is a rewarding career in which you will be responsible for protecting workers by ensuring safe and healthy workplaces,” according to the Anderson College of Health, Business and Technology.
